Kizomaru Hotaru (Shinigami)

Name: Hotaru Kizomaru. (Last name: Hotaru. First name: Kizomaru.)

Age: 191(looks 19)

Birthday: September 25th.

Astrological Sign: Libra

Nick name: Kizo, Firefly.

Appearance: She is 5' 7" and weighs 134 lbs. She has violet tone hair which is long and straight, it cuts off at a little past her lower back. She has hair on the side of her head which frames her face down to her cheeks and curl under her cheek bones while her bangs stop before the tip of her nose. Her eyes are a clear crystal blue color. Her cup size is C. Skin is pale like the soft glow of a full moon and is as smooth as porcelain. During work hours she wears the standard shihakusho but sleeveless with slip on kimono styled sleeves which give the appearance of being tied on, the sleeves stop a little past the second knuckle on her hands and she usually ties her hair up. When she's off work she dresses in a punk rock fashion and lets her hair down. She has a tattoo of a wolf paw print on the right side of her stomach which sits a little below her navel, it's an all black tattoo and about a medium size. Her preferred colors are black, Various shades of purple, some pink, blue and silver. Her favorite accessory is a black faux velvet choker with a silver crescent moon pendant dangling off it, it stops at the top of her collar. She usually wears it while dressing casually.



Race: Shinigami

Gender: Female.

Squad/Rank: Lieutenant of Squad Nine.

Personality: She's an open minded individual, always willing to try anything at least once; Though despite she does have certain lines she refuses to cross, she always tells someone up front what her boundaries are so that no one is left guessing. She fights for what she believes in regardless of whether or not it might be against an order, she also refuses to fight against a child in a vicious battle. She's rather stubborn when it comes to standing up for her opinions she often voices, whether they want to hear them or not; Though she knows there's a place and a time for her opinion. She doesn't really care for people who flaunt their wealth or are of a wealthy background or those overly arrogant, she finds those types of people to be rather annoying and she prefers to shy away from them at all times; Despite this though, she has come to respect her former captain Byakuya Kuchiki. She also becomes tense around those of a higher rank than her and despite being a lieutenant she still addresses those of the same rank with the honorific 'san', she knows her manners since when she served under Byakuya he always emphasized their importance.

Interests: Her interests are; Singing, reading, writing, taking walks around the Soul Society and hanging around with her sister and their friends.

History: Kizomaru woke up in the 77th District in the South Ally of Flowing Spirits with her younger sister Asami after they had died, eventually they came across a loving couple who took them into their shabby home and kept them safe to the best of their abilities. One day while shopping in the Hanging Dog District there was a hollow attack and their host parents were casualties of the attack, they saw them get killed. They, however, were saved by an unnamed Shinigami who showed up a moment later, the attack left them both with a sever case of depression but the two held on because they had each other. Later Kizomaru becomes obsessed with training to better protect herself and her younger sister, swearing to protect the ones she loves. She joins the Shinigami Academy, bringing her sister with her after they both discover their spiritual energy in hopes of a better life.

After graduating from the academy and discovering her zanpakuto ability Kizomaru joined with Squad Two, figuring that's where her abilities would be best used while Asami joined Squad Six, telling her it was a good idea for the two to separate there. Hoping it would help Asami with her self-esteem and hopefully help her be less timid. Though both girls were upset over the matter they tried to see each other as often as they could. After almost a year and a half though, due to an incident involving Squad Two's lieutenant she was transferred to Squad Six to be taught discipline. Through hard work she eventually became their second seat, later she applied to take over for the Shuuhei after his promotion and received a promotion herself.

Twenty Years after she was transferred to Squad Six, when she was an eighth seat, she went shopping in Inuzuri. Claiming it was a cheep place for her to shop for all she needed though it's also for nostalgic reasons since not all memories of hers and her little sisters trips with their host parents there were bad. It was there she literally bumped into Hisagi Shuuhei, intimidated by his rank at first until he calmed her with his friendly nature. When he introduced himself she lit up since when she was still in the academy she had idolized him. The two have been friends since then and Kizomaru developed a crush on the young lieutenant, eventually she acted on it and asked him out on a date some time after the events of the Winter War; He was a little shocked at first since he wasn't used to a woman making the first move but he accepted and the two have been dating ever since.

How Kizomaru and Shuuhei First Met.

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Powers & Abilities:


Expert Swordsmanship Specialist: Due to her constant training Kizomaru has become highly proficient in sword fighting, her skill level fits with her ranking almost perfectly. She is also very good at dual weapon fighting.

Yarijutsu Expert: Her zanpakuto and training have granted her exceptional skill in the use of spears since her bankai is a Bishamon yari.


Hakuda Combatant: Thanks to her time in Squad Two she is skilled enough in hakuda that she can fight somewhat efficiently with out her zanpakuto though she does not rely on hakuda as her main battle technique.


Shunpo Expert: Since her bankai is rather heavy it slows her down in battle, to compensate she has been training her shunpo technique so that she can still move effectively in battle while using her bankai. She can keep up with those of an equal rank easily though she has a a little difficulty keeping up with captain level shinigami.



Kido Skill: She can easily use kido spells up to level 50 without becoming too winded though for some she must still recite the incantation for the spell before using it.


Zanpakuto: Ankoku(Darkness): In it's sealed state it takes the form of two wakizashi swords which she ties on either side of her hips. The swords are kept in pitch black sheaths and have a deep purple cloth wrapped around the handle. The tsuba are shaped like crescent moons and are silver.

Appearance of material form: Ankoku's spirit appearance while in Kizomaru's inner world is that of a black wolf with amethyst purple eyes, her breed is a Gray Wolf and her size is that of a normal Alpha female. When she manifests herself in the real world she becomes an anthropomorphic version of herself, a tall woman with shoulder length jet black hair and wolf ears and tail. She wears a purple and black kimono like dress which resembles the design of Kizomaru's altered uniform, this same outfit is what Kizomaru wears when she enters her Bankai mode. Ankoku also wears a black choker with a silver crescent moon pendant sitting in the center.

Personality: Ankoku is a rather cheery zanpakuto despite being one of shadow, she's energetic and loves teasing her master. She also carries a sadistic side and will protect Kizomaru at all times. The two are very close and she'll often call Kizomaru "Kizo-sama" to display such closeness.

Shikai: Ankoku's release command is "Keiru ('Vanish' or lit.'To vanish')". Upon release the wakizashi become pitch black, the handle, tsuba and blades all become pitch black and look to be made of shadows themselves. Ankoku can manipulate shadows.


Abilities:

Kage no Shoshitsu (Disappearance of Shadows): This technique is usually used when Kizomaru first releases her zanpakuto to confuse opponents. Aside from that it is used as a means of evading an attack. When she uses this attack it looks as though she's vanished in a similar way a hollow looks when it passes through an object. Kizomaru can stay hidden in the shadows for three to five minutes depending on how much energy she has.


Kage Souzou(Shadow Creation): Kizomaru masks her reiatsu in the form of a shadow which spreads five feet before her. Because the shadow is just her reiatsu masked and not the result of a body intercepting light, light cannot remove the shadow.(Had Nyc's help phrasing it better ^^) Can only be used once per release of Shikai and the created shadows only last for three posts in Shikai.


Shadou Supaiku (Shadow Spike): Kizomaru uses this technique by slamming the blade on one of her wakizashi swords into the ground, it creates spikes which form from the shadows on the ground. The spikes rise up from the ground at the opponent.

Kage Torappu(Shadow Trap): This is a technique which can snare an opponent with the shadows on the ground, usually by the foot and or ankle. It makes it harder for the enemy to get away and easier for direct hits. This attack can be set while she is hidden in the shadows.

Bankai:

Kage Ookami no Joou Ankoku (Shadow Wolf Queen, Ankoku): When in Bankai Ankoku becomes a Bishamon yari, the central blade is pitch black while the two crescent moon shaped blades are silver. The tachiuchi is solid black, the shaft is colored deep purple and is four feet long. At the end of the shaft of the Bishamon yari is a black ishizuki, tied at the end is a long deep purple cloth which can be used to swing the bishamon yari as well as throw it at the enemy. While in her Bankai her shihakusho outfit becomes a purple kimono style dress which holds the same basic appearance as her uniform but it's purple with intricate black and silver designs, the outfit looking like that one an empress would wear. Purple knee high tabi over which are worn black geta with silver V shaped thongs of cloth on each geta, also she sports a black choker with a silver crescent moon pendant dangling from it. Like it's shikai Kage Ookami no Joou Ankoku can manipulate shadows.

Bankai Abilities:

Kage no Shoshitsu: In her Bankai Kizomaru can remain hidden in the shadows for five to ten minutes depending on how much energy she has. It's important to note that unless she has to she never stays hidden in the shadows for long.

Kage Souzou(Shadow Creation): Kizomaru masks her reiatsu in the form of a shadow which spreads five feet before her. Because the shadow is just her reiatsu masked and not the result of a body intercepting light, light cannot remove the shadow. Can only be used once per release of Bankai and the created shadows only last for four posts while in Bankai.

Nigiri no Kage (Shadow grip): This is a more powerful version of Kage Torappu in which Kizomaru can bind enemies with the shadows, and since all shadows are under her control she can use the shadows on the inside of opponents clothing to bind them and render them unable to move at all.

Shadou Tsuki no Burasuto (Blast of the Shadow Moon): This technique is Kizomaru's most powerful, she uses it by holding her bishamon yari out in a vertical position in front of her and places her left palm on the back of it's blades. Concentrating her spiritual energy into one powerful blast, she releases it through the crescent moon shaped blades on her bishamon yari.

Inner world appearance: Her inner world is a meadow at night, a big, bright full moon shines in the sky over head which almost out shine the millions of stars. In the center of the meadow is a lake in which the reflection of the moon and stars can be seen, at the edge of the lake is a large Sakura Blossom. Fallen Sakura petals float along the surface of the lake in a calm manner.

Statistics for Rank C (Wanted to put it just to be safe >.>)
Hoho (speed) - 4
Zanjutsu (Art of the sword or weapon) -5
Reiryoku (Spiritual energy) - 4
Kido (Way of the spirit) - 4
Hakudo (Physical combat) - 2
Hankou (Resistance) - 3
Points awarded: 1 https://bleacheoorp.rpg-board.net/t109-kt-onose-river
Total points: 22

Extra:

Her Seiyu is the Nico Nico singer Usa ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6unJXIBbigQ ) and her theme song is Rock God by Katy Perry.